Page 53 - The Miracle in the Atom

The Structure Of The Atom

se reveals the intervention of an
Owner of intellect and will Who In the alternation of
night and day and what
does not leave even a single atom
Allah has created in the heav-
idle. There is a single power that
ens and the earth
holds all forces together in har-
there are Signs for people
mony, and that is Allah, Who holds
who fear Him.
all the power and might. Allah ma-
(Surah Yunus: 6)
nifests His might wherever He
wills whenever He wills. The entire
universe from the smallest atom to the endless galaxies is able to continue its
existence only by Allah's will and preservation.
In the Qur'an, Allah states that there is no power but Him and He anno-
unces the punishment of those who, unaware of this, assume that the power-
less beings (animate or inanimate) He created have power and strength in-
dependently of Him, and attribute divine characteristics to them.
Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they
see the punishment, that power belongs wholly to Allah, and that
Allah is severe in punishment! (Surat al-Baqara: 165)
So far no scientist has yet been able to explain the cause and source of
the forces in the atom and therefore in the universe, and why certain forces
come into play on certain occasions. What science does is only to make ob-
servations, take measurements and designate "names" for them.
Such "namings" are regarded as great discoveries in the world of scien-
ce. In fact, what scientists do is not an attempt to form a new equilibrium in
the universe or build a new system but just an effort to comprehend and un-
ravel the secret of the evident equilibrium in the cosmos. What they mostly
do is simply observe one of the countless wonders of Allah's creation in the
universe and assigning a name to it. Scientists detecting a superior system or
structure created by Allah are awarded various scientific prizes, honoured
and admired by other people. In this case, the one who really should be ho-
noured is, without doubt, Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Who
brought that system into being when it was not, furnished it with exce-
edingly delicate balances, and endlessly creates extraordinary miracles the
like of them.

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